Remembering a Crescent Moon
By Manny Loley
Translated By Manny Loley
Tonight
a crescent
moon
my grandmother
told me
when the moon
is a crescent
it cradles snow
it cradles sacred songs
it cradles ceremonies
like
the basket
of life
the moon holds these things
within
hallowed darkness,
the crescent moon
floats
clouds obscure
the moon
everything is darkness again
Copyright Credit: Manny Loley, "Dah YiitA Bee Haniih"/"Remembering a Crescent Moon"" from Arkansas International Magazine, Issue 11. Copyright © 2025 by Manny Loley. Reprinted by permission of Manny Loley.
Source: Arkansas International Magazine, Issue 11. (Arkansas International Magazine, 2025)